BILL · 1995–96 SESSION
HB 2685: Violence reduction act amend
Amending the violence reduction act to ensure the right of persons who receive mental health treatment.
Summary
- Declares that a person who has been committed by court order for treatment of mental disorder under RCW 71.05.320 or chapter 10.77 RCW, or equivalent statutes of another jurisdiction, may not possess, in any manner, a firearm as defined in RCW 9.41.010. Requires the secretary of social and health services to develop appropriate rules to create a process under this act.
From the Bill Digest (HB 2685), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 16, 1996
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Larry Sheahan (R-9)
- Introduced
- January 16, 1996 in the House
- Last action
- January 16, 1996
- Requested by
- State agency
- Companion bill
- SB 6491
- Budget
- Has a fiscal note
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Larry Sheahan (R-9)
1 co-sponsor (1 Democrat, 0 Republicans)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
HB 2685 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
- HB 2685 (2025–26) Tribal data
- HB 2685 (2019–20) K-12 employee sick leave
- HB 2685 (2017–18) High sch. preapprenticeships
- HB 2685 (2015–16) Female genital mutilation
- HB 2685 (2013–14) High-tech R&D tax prefs
- HB 2685 (2011–12) Medicaid nursing homes
- HB 2685 (2009–10) Puget Sound partnership
- HB 2685 (2007–08) Nurses hours of labor